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July 23, 2009
Honorable Mention Winners of the "Celebrate Chimpanzees" Contest
Honorable mention winners of the 2009 "Celebrate Chimpanzees" contest.
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July 22, 2009
$25,000 Grant Awarded to Chimp Film Project
The HSUS greenlights "Cinema Chimp" at the 2009 AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival.
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June 25, 2009
Lawmakers Call for Protection of Chimpanzees in US Laboratories
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Edolphus Towns and The HSUS hosted a briefing today for Members of Congress on the Great Ape Protection Act and the plight of chimpanzees in laboratories.
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June 22, 2009
The HSUS Greenlights Cinema Chimp at 2009 AFI-Discovery Channel SILVERDOCS Documentary Festival
Cinema Chimp, the extraordinary story of Cheeta, one of Hollywood's most famous chimpanzee "actors," has won a $25,000 documentary grant from The HSUS for exploring the controversial issue of using primates in entertainment.
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June 8, 2009
The HSUS Puts Animal Issues in the Frame at 2009 SilverDocs Festival
The HSUS is again partnering with the SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival to promote animal advocacy through a $25,000 feature documentary grant.
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June 4, 2009
Conn. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Ban Chimpanzees as Pets and Prevent Internet Hunting
After a tragic incident involving a pet chimpazee, Connecticut lawmakers vote to prohibit residents from keeping great apes as pets.
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May 26, 2009
Animal Organizations Urge Ore. House to Pass Exotic Pet Bill
The HSUS, Born Free USA and the Oregon Humane Society applaud an Oregon House committee for passing S.B. 391 to prohibit dangerous wild animals as pets.
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May 14, 2009
The HSUS Applauds US Senate Committee for Advancing Bills to Protect Primates, Endangered Wildlife
The HSUS applauded the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for approving bills to prohibit interstate commerce in primates as pets and to protect rare wildlife such as great cats and cranes.
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May 11, 2009
USDA Inspection of La. Chimpanzee Research Facility Affirms HSUS Investigation
Martin Stephens, The HSUS' vice president for animal research issues, released a statement in response to the results of a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspection of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's New Iberia Research Center.
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April 29, 2009
Laboratory Life a Prison Sentence for Chimpanzees
Learn why Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) thinks the Great Ape Protection Act is so important.
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April 24, 2009
USDA Cites Primate Lab Exposed in HSUS Undercover Investigation
Following The HSUS’ release of disturbing video footage from a 9-month undercover investigation at the world’s largest chimpanzee lab, the USDA cited the New Iberia Research Center for multiple Animal Welfare Act violations.
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April 2, 2009
The HSUS Renews Call for Stronger Exotic Pet Laws after Chimp Killed in Mo.
The HSUS called on Missouri and federal lawmakers to strengthen exotic pet laws after yet another chimp incident ended in tragedy.
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March 31, 2009
Mich. Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Consider Animal Protection Issues
Citizens from across Michigan have gathered at the state capitol to meet with lawmakers for Humane Lobby Day.
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March 24, 2009
Oregon Senate Votes to Ban Dangerous Wild Animals as Pets
The HSUS, Born Free and Oregon Humane Society applauded the Oregon Senate for passing a bill to prohibit private possession of wild animals in the state.
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March 20, 2009
Members of Congress Urge Gov. Jindal to Retire Elderly Chimps
Members of Congress call on Gov. Jindal to authorize the retirement of 26 elderly, wild-caught chimps at the New Iberia Research Center.
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March 20, 2009
Priest Petitions Feds for Reform After Seeing Chimpanzees Abused in Video
After HSUS' undercover primate lab investigation, a Conn. priest asked Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius for her support of the retirement of chimps from research.
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March 19, 2009
National Contest for Kids: Chimps Deserve Better
The HSUS is spreading the message to schools about chimpanzees used for research.
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March 18, 2009
The HSUS Names 5 Worst States for Exotic Pets
The HSUS has named five states as having the worst policies on keeping dangerous wild animals as pets.
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March 12, 2009
The HSUS Asks New Iberia Research Center to Retire Elderly Chimps to Sanctuary
The HSUS urges NIRC to retire 26 elderly chimpanzees at the facility who have been in confinement in labs for decades.
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March 5, 2009
Bill to End Invasive Chimp Research Introduced in Congress
Today, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers plan to introduce legislation to phase out invasive research on chimpanzees.
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March 5, 2009
Bill to Ban Wild Animals as Pets Presented to Ore. Legislators
The recent chimp attack in Connecticut demonstrates the need to prohibit possession of wild animals such as primates in Oregon.
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March 4, 2009
Jane Goodall Responds to Undercover Chimpanzee Investigation
Renowned chimpanzee expert Dr. Jane Goodall has issued a statement regarding the undercover investigation by The Humane Society of the United states into primate abuse at Louisisana-based laboratory New Iberia Research Center.
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March 4, 2009
Undercover Investigation Reveals Cruelty to Chimps at Research Lab
Chimpanzees and monkeys are suffering in shocking conditions--and American taxpayers are footing the bill. That's the finding of a nine-month undercover investigation at the New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana. View the undercover footage, then take action to help chimpanzees and monkeys used in research.
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March 4, 2009
Latest HSUS Undercover Investigation Reveals Abuse of Chimps, Other Primates in Federally Funded Research Laboratory
A nine-month undercover investigation by The HSUS has pulled back the curtain on the federally-funded New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana, revealing routine and unlawful mistreatment of hundreds of chimpanzees and other primates.
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February 25, 2009
US Senate Introduces Captive Primate Safety Act
Senators Boxer and Vitter introduced the Captive Primate Safety Act to protect public safety and promote animal welfare by prohibiting interstate commerce of pet primates.
